arch/ive/ief (2000 - 2005)

Papua New Guinea
60 student protestors shot by riot police
After anti World Bank/IMF protest
3 dead, 17 in hospital

3 UPNG students are dead & several more in a critical condition; several have also disappeared into police custody.
The students have had a 5-day blockade of the government buildings.
After local police refused to disperse them, Prime Minister Morauta
flew the riot police down from their usual job of protecting the US & Canadian owned oil, gas & gold mines in the PNG highlands.
Last night (Monday)these task force police dispersed the demonstrators and then followed them into the university where they attacked the students and tried to arrest the SRC leaders
In response to the night time shootings the students & youth attacked & looted shops this morning.
This afternoon the PNG TUC has called a general strike to support the students, the PNG Maritime workers union has already started sticking up ships tonight & are asking for foreign maritime unions to black all PNG cargo.
John Paska General secretary of the PNG TUC who endorsed the S11 Melbourne blockade & the S26 Prague action is now asking for union support in close by countries for further demonstrations against the World Bank
For messages of support his phone & fax number is country code (675)3257642